->''Supernatural things. Magic and sorcery. They're back. From out of the gloom stalk your worst nightmares. Ghouls. Zombies. Werewolves. Vampires. You can't be sure what lurks out there in the darkness of night.''->'''''We're the Darkstalkers!'''''->''Pyron, intergalactic collector of planets wants the Earth, and he's going to get it even if he has to wake the undead. He summons Demitri, lord of the vampires, to launch a reign of terror to release a plague of monsters and bring humans to their knees. But, other Night Warriors are on the prowl. Monstrous, awesome contenders with bizarre fighting powers. Immortal creatures locked in battle to decide the fate of the world.''->'''''We're the Darkstalkers!'''''->''It's enough to make your blood run cold.''

''Darkstalkers'' is a short lived cartoon series made by Graz Entertainment (the company behind ''WesternAnimation/TheTick'' and ''WesternAnimation/GIJoeExtreme'') for the Creator/USANetwork, and based on Creator/{{Capcom}}'s fighting game series [[VideoGame/{{Darkstalkers}} of the same name]].

The plot is that the fire elemental Pyron wants the Earth to collect. When he came 1,000 years earlier, the Earth had lots of monsters who viewed him as a god. Now, Pyron is disappointed by the billions of common, scrubby little beings with no powers, magic, or mutations. His ball asks him why he does not just kill all of man. Pyron says he wants the old races awakened, starting with Demitri Maximoff, the vampire lord. Once that proves to be a success, the two suck up Morrigan Aensland, Anakaris, Bishamon, and Lord Raptor. However, Jon Talbain, Rikuo, Sasquatch, Victor, and Felicia manage to avoid the beam. In addition, Felicia partners up with [[MightyWhitey Harry Grimoire]], a descendant of Merlin. Ultimately, the escapees team up to stop Pyron.

----!!This series contains examples of:* AdaptationalAttractiveness: ** Inverted with most of the evil Darkstalkers, especially Morrigan.** Demitri is a straighter, downplayed example, as he was made ''less'' scary. In the games and the ''Night Warriors: Darkstalkers' Revenge'' OVA, his entire mouth is full of sharp teeth. Here, only his canines are unusually sharp and elongated, which is the norm for a vampire.** Hsien-Ko has mechanical hands instead of the oversized claws at the end of her sleeves.[[note]]In the games, she ''does'' have real hands, but they are tucked inside her sleeves to hold said claws.[[/note]] As if that wasn't enough, the decision of to give Hsien-Ko a normal skin tone instead of her usual [[UndeathlyPallor undead blue skin tone]] makes her {{blush sticker}}s stand out much more than normal.** Felicia completely averts this trope. She stays the same, except for larger fur patches.* AdaptationDyeJob: Anita's hair is changed from brown to blond.* AdaptationalModesty: Morrigan and Felicia were covered up in order to show less skin than their video game counterparts. Felicia is even drawn with a red brooch of sorts to join her breast fur patches together.* AdaptationNameChange: Many. For example, Sasquatch is called Bigfoot.* AdaptationalVillainy: Morrigan, Demitri and Anakaris. To some extent, Donovan as well.* AdaptationalWimp: Pyron, who in this series seems to be a completely incompetent villain, especially compared with his video game counterpart. In "Aliens Keep Out", he even [[SaveTheVillain has to be saved]] from Huitzil. In general, every character is much weaker than their canon counterpart.* AlienInvasion: Pyron does this.* BeamOWar: This is what all the characters do in a fight.* BlackAndWhiteMorality: Unlike the games.* CanonForeigner: Harry, Hairball, Klaus, and Terramon.* CaptainErsatz: Subverted. Despite looking like a blatant Franchise/HarryPotter ripoff at first glance, Harry Grimoire actually ''[[OlderThanTheyThink predates]]'' J.K. Rowling's work.* ChuckCunninghamSyndrome: SixthRanger Hsien-Ko doesn't show up in the finale. This is ironic considering she's one of the most iconic characters now.* CloudCuckoolander: Anakaris. There are apparently lizards in his pants.* CrystalSkull: Demitri acquires one with the ability to imprison people in a pocket dimension.* CulturalTranslation: Hsien-Ko is referred to as a ghost rather than a [[ChineseVampire jiangshi]], presumably because the latter is more obscure in the West.* DeathByAdaptation: Huitzil is blown to pieces. [[spoiler:This is later subverted, as it starts to rebuild itself after everyone is gone.]]* {{Disneyfication}}: All the violence and horror elements from the games were changed or toned down in order to made the series more kid-friendly. * {{Dracula}}: He is Demitri's uncle, as shown in "Darkest Before the Dawn." He is getting old and being harried by Van Helsing, and tells Demitri to go after the crystal skull.* EndingTheme: The one thing this series got right: the end credits theme is still "Trouble Man".* EnemyCivilWar: Demitri and Morrigan's constant attempts at one-upping each other, which end up being one of the major impeding factors in the progress of Pyron's plans.* {{Eyecatch}}: The Darkstalkers firing beams.* FamousAncestor: Morrigan is descended from Morgan Le Fay, and Harry from Merlin.* {{Gonk}}: Morrigan. To solve this problem, she actually eats her victims.* {{Grimmification}}: Morrigan is far closer to the mythological succubus here, with her ugly appearance, inherent demonic malevolence,+ and the consumption of her victims.* LighterAndSofter: The violence and horror elements from the games were toned down. It was also more comedy oriented.* MightyWhitey: Felicia. Harry even more so.* NeutralNoLonger: Hsien-Ko becomes good by the end of her debut.* OffModel* PhraseCatcher: Rikuo is curiously attractive for a fish man.* PissTakeRap: [[http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tdO-yO-bfrU Lord Raptor's demo tape.]]* PlanetOfHats: [[ImpliedTrope Implied.]] Pyron mentions "the Great Collector" as the leader of his civilization, suggesting that stockpiling valuable objects and territory is fundamental to their culture.* PunchClockVillain: Bishamon, to the point that he eventually makes a full HeelFaceTurn.* SecretKeeper: Harry.* SecretMutantHeroTeam* TheSixthRanger: Hsien-Ko promises only to hunt evil Darkstalkers after she is defeated.* SmallNameBigEgo: Lord Raptor fancies himself a RenaissanceMan, when in fact he's terrible at just about every artistic pursuit he tries.* TheStarscream: Morrigan spends much of the series trying to usurp Demitri's position as Pyron's general. To a lesser extent, both she and Demitri sometimes attempt to usurp Pyron himself.* StrongerSibling: Pyron's brother, [[CanonForeigner Terramon]]. He and Pyron share a clear sibling rivalry.* ToServeMan: It is said that Morrigan actually eats her victims.* UndeathlyPallor: Lord Raptor and Bishamon have different shades of blue skin, as in the games, while Demitri and Anakaris are gray. Bizarrely averted with Hsien-Ko, who doesn't look undead in any way.* TheVamp: Morrigan is a straight example. She only seduces men to eat them.* VanHelsingHateCrimes: Donovan's defining characteristic.* WhatMeasureIsANonCute: This hits the series hard. The evil Darkstalkers were given uglier designs than their video game counterparts. As if that was not enough, said video game counterparts are, for the most part, more benevolent.----